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The Daisy Centre offers therapeutic and wellbeing groups, workshops, clinics, and programs for people who identify as women, and who have experienced or are experiencing domestic and family abuse. There is no charge for participation. Free childminding can often be arranged if requested at time of registration.
Details of group programs are below.
Reflect & Restore is a six week group program and is suitable for women who have left an abusive relationship and are ideally receiving support from a counsellor or psychologist. This is a reflective program that blends both psychoeducation with therapeutic activities including art, drumming, and mindfulness.
The program is run by qualified counsellors.
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For more information or to register, please contact us via daisycentre@maryshouse.org.au
Parenting and DFV is a five week group program and is suitable for women who have previously received psychoeducation on the dynamics and complexities of domestic and family violence (DFV).
This group will provide women with strategies and tools to support parenting their children who have also been impacted by domestic and family violence.
Parenting and DFV incorporates elements from other programs and theories including: Black Box Parenting, Attachment Theory, Emotional Coaching, Bringing Up Great Kids and Parenting after Family Violence.
The program is suitable for women with children between three and 12 years old and is run by a qualified counsellor.
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For more information or to register, please contact us via daisycentre@maryshouse.org.au
Art Therapy is a six-week group program for women who have experienced abuse who are looking for an alternative way to develop self-awareness, explore emotions, address unresolved emotional conflicts, improve social skills, and improve self-esteem.
All materials are provided, and no art experience is needed.
This program is run by a qualified art therapist.
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For more information or to register, please contact us via daisycentre@maryshouse.org.au
Connect is a 12 week program (Level 1 – 6 weeks, Level 2 – 6 weeks) of exercise-based physiotherapy for women of all levels of fitness who have experienced abuse and want to strengthen their physical and emotional health.
The program is run by an exercise-sensitive physiotherapist.
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For more information or to register, please contact us via daisycentre@maryshouse.org.au
Financial Wellbeing is a 90 minute workshop run in conjunction with CatholicCare. The program is suitable for women who have experienced financial abuse and want to gain basic knowledge and access to resources on financial matters that can assist them moving forward.
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For more information or to register, please contact us via daisycentre@maryshouse.org.au
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m so thankful for this space, the support, and everything I have learnt. This is truly a special program. I will always remember it and use what I have gained."
Samira, Daisy Centre Client
“The Daisy Centre programs and staff were so important for me and two years on continue to be.”
Martha, Daisy Centre Client
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